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Experts as well as stakeholders in the financial service sector will converge to deliberate on how insurance and pension fund operators can build their investment portfolios to maximise profit
The deliberation, which is taking place at the 2020 annual Conference of the National Association of Insurance and Pension Correspondents (NAIPCO), is billed for Wednesday,4th of November, 2020 at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 10:00am.
While the theme for the conference is: “Promoting Bankable Investments Portfolio for Insurance and Pension Sectors,” investment stakeholders in the capital and money markets have equally been invited to grace the occasion.
Enajemo-Isire
To this end, the Chairman of the occasion is the Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Austin Enajemo-Isire while the Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Muda Yusuf, is the Keynote Speaker, even as the Chairman, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi will be the Special Guest of Honour and Chief Launcher of the new NAIPCO website.
The Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Sunday Thomas and the Acting Director General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, have confirmed their attendance for the conference.
Ogunbiyi
Similarly, the Chairman, Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Mr Ganiyu Musa; the CEO, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Mr. Agudah Oguche, among others, will also be present at the occasion to deliberate on ways operators can invest in the businesses of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria(OPSN) and still maximise profit.
Speaking on the preparation for the event, the Chairman, NAIPCO, Mr. Chuks Udo Okonta, said,
as a critical stakeholder, it is the desire of NAIPCO that companies in both the insurance and pension sectors build up investment portfolios that will translate to huge returns on investments for shareholders and contributors of the contributory pension scheme.
Thomas
He said the organised private sector has consistently lamented of low funding for manufacturers as the investment community has accused OPSN of lack of bankable investment projects in which pension and insurance companies can invest in, despite the two sectors having in excess of N11 trillion funds which larger share is invested in government securities, while the private sector keep hurting for investable funds.
For the insurance sector, he stressed that the theme of the conference is apt based on the argument that the sector has not done enough bring sizable returns on investment to shareholders.
Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar
For the pension sector, he stated that, the theme is also apt as PFAs have limited investment outlets with the restrictions on investment in treasury bills by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) as well as, the current low yield on bonds, the mainstay investment instrument of the pension industry
Accordingly, he pointed out that the experts will lay bare all available bankable investment outlets for the operators to reap maximum benefits for their shareholders and customers’ benefits.
Moreover, he said, a new NAIPCO website will be unveiled at the conference, while there will be awards for individuals or organisations that have contributed immensely to the growth and development of either the insurance or pension sectors.
